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happy talk

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as in cross talk

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Recent Examples of happy talk Anyone with happy talk about AI data centers or endless growth was going to destroy the state. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025 There is a lot of happy talk about working together to expand the pie, but the word competition keeps bumping up against the word collaboration. — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025 Unmoored from reality, the pronouncements veer into happy talk. — Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2025 Trump’s preference for political happy talk has already reframed conversations about his economic agenda. — Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for happy talk

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Normally, such cross talk is seen as interference, which radios are designed to suppress—especially digital radios with their error-correcting schemes and inherent resistance to low-level noise.

— Ana I. Pérez-Neira, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026
But in recent years, investigators have uncovered chemical and electrical cross talk between neurons and cancer cells that powerfully fuel a tumor’s growth.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025

Definition of cross talk

Noun

That requires dialogue, especially during difficult times, a fearlessness to confront rather than cower, and in-person meetings not memos.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The trailer is short on dialogue but long on tension as the parents struggle with how their little girl is dealing with sudden emotional upheaval.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dialogue

Noun

Frazier said that the woman was known to frequently walk around the neighborhood sparking up small talk.

— Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
That's what my client Susan discovered at an ERG networking event, where story-prompting questions moved her and her partner past small talk and into real stories about their careers, upbringings, and experiences of imposter syndrome at work.

— Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of small talk

Noun

Authentic experiences are the priority, at least for good-quality operators, from sampling butter tea with yak herders in China to exploring landmarks through the eyes of local guides.

— Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The on-site boutique is a (pricey) treasure trove of gorgeous silk and yak wool shirts, scarves, and home goods woven by Norhla.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

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